Pending salaries of SSA teachers, head teachers released
Srinagar: The education department on Thursday said pending salaries of six months of SSA teachers and Head teachers has been released. Secretary School Education, Ajeet Kumar Sahu in a report to Advisor to Governor, in-Charge School Education, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, informed that department has released the pending salaries of six months of SSA teachers and […]
Two people saved from drowning in Ravi river
Jammu: Police personnel with assistance from disaster relief agencies rescued two men trapped in the flooded Ravi river in Kathua district, police said. “Surinder Singh of Amritsar in Punjab and Luvpreet Singh of Gurdaspur in Punjab were crossing the Ravi river when they found themselves drowning,” a police official said. Upon being alerted, a police […]
Drug peddler held in Ganderbal
Srinagar: A suspected drug peddler was arrested in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, police said Thursday. “Police arrested a drug peddler Wednesday following action against those involved in drug peddling in Ganderbal,” a police official said. The arrested person has been identified as Suhail Ahmed Tantray, he said, adding that 15 bottles of Codeine Phosphate, an […]
NSG, NIA teams to join investigation in Pulwama attack
New Delhi: Experts of the anti-terror commando force National Security Guard (NSG) and investigators of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are being sent to Jammu and Kashmir to join the probe into the terror attack in Pulwama in which at least 39 CRPF personnel were killed, officials said Thursday. The decision was taken in view […]
Police issues statement regarding Awantipora attack
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has issued a statement regarding the suicide attack in Lethpora which left 42 CRPF men dead while injuring scores. The statement is produced here verbatim: Police in Police District Awantipora today attended a gruesome terror crime spot at Ladhu Mode Lethpora at about 1515 hours following an explosion […]
Awantipora attack: Death toll jumps to 44
Srinagar: In the deadliest attack on forces in Jammu and Kashmir, forty-four paramilitary CRPF men were killed in a car bombing Lethpora area along the Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday afternoon. An official of the CRPF told GNS that a “suicide car bomber” rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the bus near […]
Union Home Secy cuts short Bhutan visit, rushing back to Delhi
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, who reached Bhutan on Thursday on an official trip, is rushing back to Delhi after cutting short his visit in view of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Gauba had reached Thimpu this morning for a Home Secretary-level dialogue with his Bhutanese counterpart. He spoke […]
Entire nation stands united with the forces: President Kovind
Srinagar: President Ram Nath Kovind while condemning the Pulwama attack that left 42 CRPF men dead, said that the entire nation stands united with the forces in fighting ‘terror’. “Strongly condemn the terrorist attack in Pulwama, J&K. Thoughts and prayers with the families of martyrs and wishing an early recovery to those injured. The entire […]
Awantipora attack: Death toll climbs 42
Srinagar: In the deadliest attack in Jammu and Kashmir, forty-two paramilitary CRPF personnel were killed and two others were injured in a car bombing Lethpora area along the Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday afternoon. An official of the CRPF told GNS that a “suicide car bomber” rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the […]
Sacrifices of our security personnel won’t go in vain: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed the attack on CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama as despicable and asserted that the sacrifices of security personnel will not go in vain. He also spoke with Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other top officials in the wake of the attack which left 30 […]
